Local Music Spotlight

Local Music Spotlight – Top Music Picks by Tom Gimbel 11/09-11/16

The Local Music Spotlight – Top Live Music Picks for the week of 11/9-11/16

Thursday 11/9Benefit for Breakthrough Central Texas featuring Pat Green at Stubb’s Bad Suns at Mohawk Guitar great Stanley Jordan at the One World Theater

Friday 11/10 Although the Sound on Sound Festival was canceled, many artists have rescheduled shows in local venues:Grizzly Bear plays ACL Live at the Moody Theater Cannibal Corpse leads a heavy bill at the Mohawk Citizen headlines Empire Control Room Washed Out and Austinites Capyac make up a good double bill at Emo’sLow Cut Connie plays the Barracuda The Toadies and Local H are at Stubb’s Dirty Dozen Brass Band – 40th Anniversary show at Antone’s Crystal Gayle at One World TheaterOld Crow Medicine Show perform Bob Dylan’s “Blonde On Blonde” at Bass Concert Hall

Saturday 11/11 More rescheduled Sound On Sound shows: Yelle at Mohawk Japandroids with Cloud Nothings at Emo’s Rapper Noname at the Scoot InnCourtney Barnett and Kurt Vile play ACL Live at the Moody Theater Galactic and the North Mississippi Allstars share the bill at Stubb’sHayes Carll headlines the Paramount Theater

Sunday 11/12 Still more rescheduled Sound On Sound shows: From Japan, Boris is at Mohawk Hot Chip plays Vulcan Gas Company The Shins headline Emo’s Ariel Pink is at Cheer Up CharliesColter Wall plays a 5 PM in-store at Waterloo Records Herman’s Hermits at the One World Theater

Monday 11/13 Cindy Wilson (B-52s) are at the 3Ten at ACL Live Andrew Belle at Stubb’s

Tuesday 11/14 Hiss Golden Messenger play at 2 PM in-store at Waterloo Records and then headline Barracuda on Tuesday night

Wednesday 11/15 Twin Peaks and A Giant Dog play the outdoor stage at MohawkAlt-J play ACL Live at the Moody TheaterTegan & Sara play the Paramount TheaterFrom Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie are at the Bass Concert Hall